When Edward IV died in 1483 the Yorkist succession was called into question by doubts about the legitimacy of his son Edward (one of the ' Princes in the Tower'). The crown therefore passed to Edward's undoubtedly legitimate younger brother Richard Duke of Gloucester. But Richard too found himself entangled in the web of uncertainty since those who believed in the legitimacy of Edward IV's children viewed Richard III's own accession as a usurpation. From the day when Edward IV married Eleanor or pretended to do so or allowed it to be whispered that he might have done so the House of York previously so secure in its bloodline confronted a contentious & uncertain future. John Ashdown-Hill argues that Eleanor Talbot was married to Edward IV & that therefore Edward's subsequent marriage to Elizabeth Woodville was bigamous making her children illegitimate. He thereby offers a solution to one of history's great mysteries. ...

Eleanor is the new girl in town & she's never felt more alone. All mismatched clothes mad red hair & chaotic home life she couldn't stick out more if she tried. Then she takes the seat on the bus next to Park. Quiet careful &
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- impossibly cool Park's worked out that flying under the radar is the best way to get by. Slowly steadily through late-night conversations & an ever-growing stack of mix tapes Eleanor & Park fall in love. They fall in love the way you do the first time when you're 16 & you have nothing & everything to lose. Set over the course of one school year in 1986 Eleanor & Park is funny sad shocking & true
- an exquisite nostalgia trip for anyone who has never forgotten their first love.


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Eleanor Duchess of Aquitaine was one of the leading personalities of the Middle Ages & also one of the most controversial. She was beautiful intelligent & wilful & in her lifetime there were rumours about her that were not without substance. She had been reared in a relaxed & licentious court where the arts of the troubadours flourished & was even said to have presided over the fabled Courts of Love. Eleanor married in turn Louis VII of France & Henry II of England & was the mother of Richard the Lionheart & King John. She lived to be 82 but it was only in old age that she triumphed over the adversities & tragedies of her earlier years & became virtual ruler of Engl&. Eleanor has exerted a fascination over writers & biographers for 800 years but the prevailing myths & legends that attach to her name still tend to obscure the truth. By careful research Alison Weir has produced a vivid biography with a fresh & provocative perspective on this extraordinary woman. ...

Of all the ancient Greek tragedians Euripides was the most sensitive to the lives of women & other outcasts in Athenian society & Electra & Other Plays" collects five plays demonstrating his talent for bringing to life their plight. This " Penguin Classics" edition is translated by John Davie with an introduction & notes by Richard Rutherford. Written during a period overshadowed by the fierce struggle for supremacy between Sparta & Euripides native Athens these five plays are haunted by the shadow of war
- & in particular its impact on women. In " Electra" the children of Agamemnon take bloody revenge on their mother for murdering their father after his return from Troy & " Suppliant Women" depicts the grieving mothers of those killed in battle. The other plays deal with the aftermath of the Trojan War for the defeated survivors as Andromache shows Hectors widow as a trophy of war in the house of her Greek captor & Hecabe portrays a defeated queen avenging the murder of her last-remaining son while " Trojan Women" tells of the plight of the citys women in the hands of their victors. John Davies compelling translations are accompanied by an introduction by Richard Rutherford describing the tragic genre & Euripides innovations along with a chronology prefaces to each play notes a bibliography & a glossary of names. Euripides (c.485-07 BC) was an Athenian born into a family of considerable rank. Disdaining the public duties expected of him Euripides spent a life of quiet introspection spending much of his life in a cave on Salamis. Late in life he voluntarily exiled himself to the court of Archelaus King of Macedon where he wrote " The Bacchae" regarded by many as his greatest work. Euripides is thought to have written 92 plays only 18 of which survive. If you enjoyed " Electra & Other Plays" you might like Euripides " Medea & Other Plays" also available in " Penguin Classics". " The most intensely tragic of all the poets". (Aristotle)."
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Why ride an electric bike? Once you know the advantages youll ask why not: effortless pedalling up hills; no-sweat commuting
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Covers all the material needed for the RGT Grade One electric guitar examination enabling you to gain an internationally recognised qualification. The book should help you to develop all aspects of guitar playing increase your knowledge of specialist electric guitar techniques understand the music theory that relates to electric guitar playing & achieve your full potential as a guitarist. ...

Covers all the material needed for the RGT Grade Five electric guitar examination enabling you to gain an internationally recognised qualification. The book should help you to develop all aspects of guitar playing increase your knowledge of specialist electric guitar techniques understand the music theory that relates to electric guitar playing & achieve your full potential as a guitarist. ...

Covers all the material needed for the RGT Grade Six electric guitar examination enabling you to gain an internationally recognised qualification. The book should help you to develop all aspects of guitar playing increase your knowledge of specialist electric guitar techniques understand the music theory that relates to electric guitar playing & achieve your full potential as a guitarist. ...

I looked around & peoples faces were distorted...lights were flashing everywhere...the screen at the end of the room had three or four different films on it at once & the strobe light was flashing faster than it had been...the band was playing but I couldnt hear the music...people were dancing...someone came up to me & I shut my eyes & with a machine he projected images on the back of my eye-lids...I sought out a person I trusted & he laughed & told me that the Kool-Aid had been spiked & that I was beginning my first LSD experience... ...

Opening on the windswept front of Morecambe Bay on the remote north-west coast of England The Electric Michelangelo is a novel of love loss & the art of tattooing. Hugely atmospheric exotic & familiar it is an exquisitely rendered portrait of seaside resorts on opposite sides of the Atlantic by one of the most uniquely talented novelists of her generation. ...